Category Archives: World Championships

>What did we learn this week? Joseph Ebuya is back. Last year’s World Cross Country champion had a disappointing summer, running only 13:11 and well beaten in big races. In his first race of the new cross country season he … Continue reading →

>60 metersTop five competing athletes in the Superfan rankings…Carmelita Jeter USALaVerne Jones-Ferrette ISVVeronica Campbell-Brown JAMChandra Sturrup BAHSheri-Ann Brooks JAM Who will win the medals…Gold: Jones-FerretteSilver: JeterBronze: Campbell-BrownJeter and Jones-Ferrette are 1-1 this season. When Jeter won it was close and … Continue reading →

>In many events, a lot of the world’s top athletes don’t compete indoors. I’ve listed off the top five in each event who are going to be there. 60 metersTop five competing athletes in the Superfan Rankings…Dwain Chambers GBRIvory Williams … Continue reading →

>The NBC/Versus broadcasts got significantly better than has been typical for US-based television, even as the Worlds wore on. We are all too familiar with the usual setup: long lead-in to a race, the race, the obligatory and vacuous post-race … Continue reading →

>The triumphant return of the daily link dump… RW Racing News covers the last day and recaps of the World Championships. Run the Roads lists off their top 5 US distance performances at the Worlds. The BBC reports: Bolt keen … Continue reading →

>The performance by the USA’s male distance runners was very good, near or at several historic highs. Excluding the 800 (which is sort of a distance race), here’s the USA’s totals for races of 1500 and further at Olympics and … Continue reading →

>Unbe-f**king-believable, part II.SI’s Tim Layden weighs in.Bolt has the longest stride of any sprinter in history and he turns it over like someone six to eight inches shorter than he is. He has a freaky combination of skills; it’s like … Continue reading →